CNA Institute for Public Research (IPR) Ongoing COVID-19 Work

CNA is supporting DC Health and HSEMA’s planning section.

District of Columbia Department of Health

Analysts from CNA's Center for Public Health Preparedness and Resilience who have been onsite with the District
of Columbia Department of Health on pandemic-related projects have been redirected to support their COVID-19
response. This effort includes response planning, data collection and incident coordination with other DC
agencies. Related work for DC health includes:

Two tabletop exercises—one for the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, the
other for the White House Coronavirus Taskforce—on community mitigation measures when
the outbreak first surfaced in the U.S.

Two pandemic "exercises in a box" including a comprehensive toolkit to support public and
private sector stakeholders conduct a discussion-based exercise to prepare for and respond to
an infectious disease pandemic; and one on recovery and preparations for a second wave of
infections. HHS is planning to post these materials on its website and disseminate them to
public and private sector stakeholders.

A tabletop exercise situation manual for Preparedness and Response that explores key issues
and decisions in its lead federal role to coordinate mass fatality management during a
pandemic.

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS AND STRATEGY

CNA's Center for Data Management and Analytics is supporting the FAA with real-time operational
analyses of air traffic activity in the National Airspace System. Their work provides hourly statistics
for airports impacted by COVID-19, including:

The number of arrival and departure delays

Flight cancellations and ground delays

Graphics of en route and reroutes of traffic within Air Route Trac Control Centers (ARTCCs)
affected by COVID-19.

CNA is providing solutions to the
impacts of the evolving pandemic
on national supply chains.

FEMA SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS

CNA's Center for Emergency Management Operations is providing the FEMA Supply Chain Analysis
Network for the COVID-19 pandemic with an experienced team of supply chain analysts, engineers,
GIS technicians and emergency management professionals. This team analyzes:

The supply of critical life-sustaining commodities, focusing on groceries and water

Critical enablers of groceries and water such as the transportation infrastructure

The impacts of the evolving pandemic on national supply chains, focusing initially on the
Seattle and New York City metropolitan areas

CNA is evaluating and
enhancing the response of
Medicare and Medicaid to the
COVID-19 pandemic.

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS)

CMS directed CNA's Center for Vulnerable Population Protection to evaluate their response
operations to the COVID-19 pandemic, including their pandemic plan, the new protocol for
COVLD-19 situation assessment and reporting and operations during the pandemic. CNA staff
created a corrective action program and is utilizing it to evaluate their response.

CNA is developing and
disseminating COVID-19 response
resources to prosecutors and
courts across the nation.

COVID-19 Reponse for Prosecutors and Courts

CNA's Center for Justice Research and Innovation is partnering with the
National District
Attorneys Association to provide prosecutors and courts around the country with networking
opportunities to help evaluate the effectiveness of justice-related COVID-19 strategies related to
virtual hearings, teleworking, handling grand juries, prosecuting low-level offenses, dealing with
case backlogs and addressing issues related to domestic violence and homeless populations.
Information will be disseminated via email bulletins, blog posts, podcasts and virtual meetings.